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worth seeing

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Seek for answers at the Delphi sanctuary. Although there are no longer any oracles, the light in the temple of Apollo, the history of the place and the amazing wildlife of the area will definitely captivate you. The archaeological site of Delphi is on the UNESCO World Heritage List; it has an archaeological museum and the European Cultural Centre.

Fokida can meet visitors' demands all year round; four of the highest mountains in Greece (Parnassos, Giona, Iti, Vardoussia), Mornos lake, Parnassos ski centre (the biggest in Greece), Oria castle in Amfissa, beautiful Galaxidi and the spectacular beaches of Itea.

what to buy

Amfissa olives

Cheese

Soutzoukia

Trahanas and hilopites (type of homemade pasta)

Desfina rusks

Spoon sweets

Petimezi (sypup made from grape must)

what to see

Delphi arcaheological site and archaeological museum

Delphi European Cultural centre and the house of poet Aggelos Sikilianos

Galaxidi

Parnassos ski centre

Amfissa

Agios Ioannis Prodromos monastery

Beaches: Eratini, Kirra, Itea

what to taste

Try Amfissa olives, Desfina rusks, Roumeli kontosouvli (pork with herbs and spices cooked on a spit), fish and seafood in Itea, trahanas and hilopites (type of homemade pasta), sweets and ravani in Galaxidi.

Arahova wine is excellent, made from kasteliotiko and kokkinari grape varieties. Tsipouro, moustalevria, petimezi and soutzoukia are made from the grapes' must.